Judy Clark
Payson,USA
Summary
I am interested in a job where I can leverage my experience in the behavioral health system. I want to work with adults and children who struggle with mental health issues, self-esteem, family trauma, and other related issues like substance abuse. I also enjoy working with children and recognizing their issues (when traumatized), confusion, fear, self-doubt, and trouble developing a healthy view of themselves, and seeing a positive outcome. I want to help adults and children reach their full potential by empowering them with positive encouragement to find the coping skills and recovery process that work best for them.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Meals-on-Wheels Driver
Payson Senior Center
Payson, AZ
06.2023 - Current
- Delivered nutritious meals to seniors, ensuring timely and safe transportation.
- Assisted with route planning to optimize delivery efficiency and minimize delays.
- Communicated effectively with clients to address dietary preferences and needs.
- Maintained accurate records of deliveries and client interactions for service improvement.
- Trained new drivers on best practices for meal handling and customer service protocols.
- Developed relationships with clients, fostering trust and enhancing service satisfaction.
- Contributed to the improvement of route planning by providing feedback on challenges encountered during deliveries.
- Contributed to a positive team environment by maintaining open communication with coworkers and demonstrating flexibility when needed.
- Determined quickest and safest routes for delivery by using effective planning and organizational skills.
Teacher's Assistant
Payson Unified School District
Payson, AZ
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Assisted lead teacher in lesson planning and classroom management.
- Supported students with special needs, adapting materials for diverse learning styles.
- Implemented educational activities to enhance student engagement and understanding.
- Assisted students with special needs in achieving academic success through individualized instruction and personalized support strategies.
- Ensured the safety of all students by adhering strictly to school policies regarding proper supervision during class times as well as extracurricular activities.
- Served as a positive role model for students by demonstrating professionalism, respectfulness, and an unwavering commitment to education excellence.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
- Taught courses under guidance of senior instructors.
Behavioral Health Tech I
Southwest Behavioral Health Services
Payson, AZ
02.2010 - 03.2021
- Monitored patient behavior and reported changes to healthcare team.
- Trained new staff on safety protocols and behavioral intervention techniques.
- Developed and maintained therapeutic relationships with patients to enhance treatment outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care delivery.
- Conducted client rounds to check on residents.
- Delivered compassionate care under challenging circumstances, consistently demonstrating resilience and adaptability when faced with unexpected obstacles or setbacks in patient progress.
- Provided crisis intervention services, successfully de-escalating situations and ensuring patient safety.
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Implemented therapeutic activities that promoted skill-building, self-awareness, and healthy coping mechanisms.
- Recognized individuals under influence of drugs or alcohol and typical behaviors associated with each.
- Adhered to strict confidentiality guidelines while managing sensitive patient information, maintaining privacy and trust among clients.
- Completed documentation for every incident and forwarded to correct personnel for review.
- Enhanced patient engagement in their treatment plan through active listening and empathetic communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing electronic health record systems for efficient data entry and retrieval purposes related to clinical documentation requirements within the field of behavioral health.
- Taught clients how to complete basic household chores and prepare food.
- Established rapport with diverse populations by utilizing strong cultural competence skills during interactions with both patients and their families alike.
- Utilized creative problem-solving abilities to address complex patient needs and overcome barriers to treatment success, all while maintaining a high level of professionalism and ethical conduct.
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Used HMS to document patient information, progress notes, and treatment plans.
- Charted on each patient daily.
- Supported patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Monitored patient behavior and immediately reported changes to supervising physician.
- Assisted with medication administration and counting and pouring medications.
- Documented patient progress in electronic health records accurately and timely.
Education
AGS -
Eastern Arizona College
05-2019
Diploma - undefined
Cactus Shadows High School
05-1988
Skills
- Safe driving
- Food safety awareness
- Route navigation
- Meal handling
- Teamwork
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Safe driving practices
- Efficiency and time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Loading and unloading
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
Timeline
Meals-on-Wheels Driver
Payson Senior Center
06.2023 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
Payson Unified School District
08.2022 - 05.2023
Behavioral Health Tech I
Southwest Behavioral Health Services
02.2010 - 03.2021
Diploma - undefined
Cactus Shadows High School
AGS -
Eastern Arizona College
PUBLIC SERVICE
- Assistant, Cave Creek, 1988, 1989, Assistant for Fiesta Days Parade in Cave Creek. I helped register entrants for the parade, assigned positions, organized the lineup, secured judges and trophies, and performed various other duties related to the annual parade. Number of entrants in 1989 was 170.
- Member, 1989, 1991, Member of Hands Across the Border committee. Traveled to Mexico with the school district to preview small town for exchange of our students with theirs. I worked with Mexican and American officials as a member of the committee to facilitate an exchange.
- Assistant, Cave Creek, 1992, 1995, Assistant for The Midnight Madness Program in Cave Creek. This program was a joint program between Cave Creek Schools, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Foothills Community Foundation that provided a safe place on Fridays and Saturdays for the teens in this small town to go have fun playing sports, video games or just a place they could safely come and hang out with their friends. We provided dinner and beverages on both nights. This program's goal was to keep teens off drugs and from getting into trouble on weekends. This was becoming a huge problem due to Cave Creek being such a small town and teens not having any place to go on weekends.